The person behind Prince Yue was a knot in Shen Yu's heart. In his previous life, he worked for Prince Yue, but he did not really come into contact with that power. If the situation was not urgent, that power would not have helped him.
Shen Yu had always thought that the force helped him because King of Yue had saved Young Master He. What happened in this life was different from what happened in his previous life. He also knew some secrets that he didn't know in his previous life, so his view of the force changed.
He didn't have much of a clue as to whose orders they were following and what their objectives were.
Shang Junlin stroked Shen Yu's wrist, "I have always asked the Hidden Dragon Guards to investigate Prince Yue. I also took the opportunity to find out more about Prince Yue's fief. Speaking of which, the person who gave Prince Yue the proverb has been caught."
Shen Yu's thoughts were immediately pulled back, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the person who asked Prince Yue to get close to me and Shen Qingran?"
"That's right. The Hidden Dragon Guards have secretly brought that person to the capital. He should arrive in a few days." Shang Junlin's tone was as cold as before when he mentioned that person.
"Your Majesty, don't forget to bring me to see him." Shen Yu was very concerned about whether the proverb was true or not and why the other party said such words.
"I won't forget." Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand and kissed it, "No matter what, A Yu can only be mine."
Shang Junlin did not care about the proverb, "Whoever gets the Shen family will get the world." All he wanted was Shen Yu.
"Of course." Shen Yu took the opportunity to hug Shang Junlin's neck and looked up, "Your Majesty can only be mine."
Shang Junlin's eyes darkened. He held the back of Shen Yu's head and pulled him towards himself. Then, he leaned forward and kissed him.
He also loved A Yu, who was showing his possessiveness to him.
The Imperial Palace was warm and quiet, but the front court had stirred up quite a few waves.
After announcing Lord Feng's crimes, Shang Junlin dismissed all the officials involved and sent them to prison. No matter how much these people participated, it was impossible for them to return to their original positions in this lifetime. This matter involved a lot of people. If an official was dismissed, then an official position would be vacated. With the loss of Lord Feng's bloodline in the imperial court, the originally stable situation was suddenly broken. Everyone wanted a share of the spoils.
Official Feng had been in the court for many years and had many officials working under him. Among them, there was no lack of third-rank and second-rank officials. Now that these officials had been stripped of their positions and Shang Junlin had not immediately appointed new officials, both the aristocratic families and the commoners had their eyes on these officials.
During the morning court, some officials suggested that Shang Junlin should appoint new officials as soon as possible. Although it would not affect the operation of the Imperial Court, as long as the Imperial Court was not stable, it would be easy to cause more trouble.
Shang Junlin also knew this. He had some candidates in mind. After gathering a few important officials to discuss, some of the positions welcomed new owners. Among these officials, there were people from aristocratic families and commoners. Once again, the two sides reached a delicate balance. Except for Official Feng's original position, it was always empty.
This position was originally held by an official from an aristocratic family. Because of this, the aristocratic families had been steadily suppressing the commoners. Now that there was only one official from an aristocratic family left in the Imperial Court, the aristocratic families' power was greatly weakened.
In addition, Shang Junlin had promoted many new people. Most of these people had been sent out after the imperial examinations and had just returned to the capital. With their addition, the original power in the Imperial Court had been greatly affected.
"This time, Your Majesty is the biggest winner." Shang Junlin did not hide anything from Shen Yu. When Shen Yu saw that Shang Junlin had completed his plan ahead of time, he could not help but feel happy.
"Actually, I never thought that Feng Pingqi would do such a thing."
Official Feng had done a lot of things. Just one of them was enough to kill all nine generations of his family. Not to mention that he had done so many things in a row. The Feng family, which had been hovering in the capital for many years, had completely withdrawn from the stage of Da Huan because of him. It was almost impossible for them to rise again.
Shang Junlin would not give them this chance. The other aristocratic families would not give them this chance.
"Official Feng was really reckless this time." The influential people of the aristocratic families in the capital gathered together to discuss what to do next.
"Not only did he lose himself and the Feng family, but he also implicated us. Now that the Imperial Court is empty, His Majesty has no intention of letting anyone into the Imperial Court."
"In my opinion, we have recommended so many candidates, but His Majesty did not agree. His meaning is already very clear."
"I'm afraid that His Majesty already has a candidate in mind. As long as Fang Jun does not return, the Imperial Court will be empty."
To be able to get to where they were today, none of the people present were stupid. They had already arranged for people to fill the other positions. Only the Imperial Court did not agree. If it was not because they were not satisfied with the current ministers, then it was because they already had candidates.
All signs showed that the latter was more likely.
"His Majesty has long wanted to move the Imperial Court. If it were not for the fact that he did not have a chance, do you think he would let the aristocratic families ride on his head for so long? We all know what kind of character His Majesty is. Previously, regarding the matter of women entering the Imperial Court as officials, even if Official Feng and Official Duan did not agree, His Majesty could still use other ways to force you to agree."
"Then what can we do? Are we just going to watch this position be taken by others? "
"What else can we do? The Feng family is very powerful. Before this incident, many aristocratic families were on good terms with them. Right now, they don't even have enough time to worry about themselves. How can they have the heart to resist His Majesty? "
As soon as these words came out, the room fell into a short silence. Not to mention others, their own families were on good terms with the Feng family. They were afraid that they would accidentally be implicated. It was enough to protect themselves from being punished. How could they have the heart to do anything else?
"It's all thanks to the Feng family's influence that we were able to easily achieve our goal this time." In the afternoon, Shang Junlin and Shen Yu were resting in the pavilion. When they talked about the matters of the imperial court, Shang Junlin spoke up.
"His Majesty is in a fit of anger. Who dares to provoke him at this time?" Shen Yu chuckled. "If they are willing to settle down, it will make it easier for His Majesty to act."
Compared to the uncertain ownership of power, these aristocratic families obviously valued themselves more.
"The Ministry of Justice found out a lot of things, but Feng Pingqi refused to admit that he was in cahoots with the foreign enemy. No matter how they tortured him, he insisted that he did not know about it." Shang Junlin rubbed the teacup in his hand, his eyes unreadable.
"Does His Majesty believe his words? Has Official Feng always been involved with the Northern Su, or only this matter? "Shen Yu asked.
"This matter is not a matter of whether zhen believes it or not. Zhen needs a definite answer. If he really was in cahoots with the Northern Mo, the Imperial Court would have to prepare early."
Shang Junlin did not tell Shen Yu that because Official Feng had schemed against Shen Yu, he was given "special care" in the Ministry of Justice. The possibility of him lying was not high, but even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of him lying, it could not happen.
The Northern Mo and the Great Huan Dynasty had been enemies for a long time. If they really knew the Great Huan Dynasty like the back of their hand, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Imperial Court's movements were not small. The people of Jing also sensed something. Their expressions were not as relaxed as before.
After Official Feng and the others were arrested, the Imperial Court learned about the matter of the Northern Su officials being in cahoots with the foreign enemy.
"God damn it, the ones who stole the relief supplies were not bandits, but the high-ranking officials of the Northern Su? What do they want to do? "
"If it weren't for His Majesty, the Northern Su might not have been able to return to the Great Huan Dynasty. Those officials were born and raised in the Great Huan Dynasty. Don't they know what the situation was like when the Northern Su was invaded?"
"How could they not know? They just don't want to care about the lives of the people. Otherwise, why would they try so hard to hide the drought in the Northern Su region? They only care about their own enjoyment. They really are worthless! "
"Directly killing them is letting them off too easily. If it were up to me, these traitors should be hacked to pieces!"
"No wonder it rained on the day they were executed. Even the heavens couldn't stand it. It rained as soon as they died."
"It's all thanks to His Majesty's keen observation that he sent Official Fang over to expose their background."
"His Majesty is naturally wholeheartedly for the people. None of the things taken from the houses of the corrupt officials were put into the national treasury. They were all left in the Northern Su region."
Because Official Feng's matter had not been concluded, it was not announced yet.
The neighbors were all talking about the Northern Su region.
The opera troupe that had been instructed by Shen Yu previously arranged a new play about the Northern Su region. After showing it to Shen Yu, it started to perform in the capital.
"This troupe leader really knows how to seize the opportunity." Shen Yu sighed after reading the script presented by the opera troupe.
Shang Junlin glanced at it while reading the script. "This is based on the play 《Return to Spring》 that you were sitting in front of, right? He is indeed a smart person."
The story of the play was based on the Northern Su region, but it was not exactly the same. It would only make people think about the Northern Su region after watching it.
Shen Yu finished reading the script and handed it to Mu Xi. "Tell them that they can rehearse the play, but there are some places that they can't cross the line."
Mu Xi accepted the order and left.
"A Yu is interested in these?" Shang Junlin stopped writing and asked curiously.
"No, it's just that the script was sent over, so I casually took a look." Shen Yu was indeed not interested in these things.
"By the way, does His Majesty know much about 'Junling'? It seemed to have bloomed two days ago. "
"The grass that was sent by Imperial Physician Gu?" Shang Junlin had always been very concerned about the flowers and plants sent by other people, who were the only ones that Shen Yu treated specially.
Shen Yu nodded.
Just as Shang Junlin was almost done with his work, Shen Yu wanted to go with him to take a look.
As soon as he got close, he smelled a faint fragrance. Shen Yu walked closer and found that a few days had passed, and the bud had already opened.
The flower was very small. Although it was in the state of bloom, it was only the size of a finger. The petals were completely piled up together. The outer layer was light green, and the deeper it was, the whiter it was. Near the center, it was the color of jade.
Shen Yu had never seen 'Junling' in full bloom, so he couldn't help but slow down his breathing.
"It's so beautiful."
"A Yu took good care of it." Shang Junlin looked at the flower and then turned his gaze to Shen Yu.
'Junling' was a kind of plant that was very difficult to raise. Shang Junlin didn't know where Imperial Physician Gu got this flower and why he gave it to Shen Yu. But when he saw Shen Yu's surprised look when the flower bloomed, his heart slightly itched.
"A Yu is very happy?"
Shen Yu looked back at Shang Junlin, and his eyes were full of amazement. "I just didn't expect it to be so beautiful when it bloomed."
Although it wasn't as gorgeous as other flowers, it was simple and elegant to the extreme. It was also a kind of beauty that couldn't be ignored. Shen Yu liked all beautiful things.
"If you like it, I will ask people to find more." Shang Junlin held the young man's face and kissed his eyes that were more dazzling than the starry sky.
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